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Marlis Deon DORSEY, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from the “denial of computation of statutory ‘good time’ according to NRS 209.4465.” Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Carolyn Ellsworth, Judge.
The documents before this court do not indicate that a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been filed or denied in district court case number C-17-324021-1, the case number designated in the notice of appeal. To the extent that appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction, the notice of appeal was untimely filed. NRAP 4(b); NRAP 26(a); NRAP 26(c). “[A]n untimely notice of appeal fails to vest jurisdiction in this court.” Lozada v. State, 110 Nev. 349, 352, 871 P.2d 944, 946 (1994). Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 77201
Decided: November 05, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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